Acromegaly Presenting with Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Diabetes Insipidus
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Acromegaly presenting with diabetic ketoacidosis.
Diabetes in acromegaly is usually non-insulin dependent and is secondary to insulin resistance caused by growth hormone excess. Diabetic ketoacidosis is a result of relative insulin deficiency and is a rare feature of acromegaly. We describe a case of acromegaly presenting with diabetic ketoacidosis. We demonstrate that growth hormone excess can cause diabetic ketoacidosis in the presence of re...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Intensive Care Society
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1751-1437
DOI: 10.1177/175114371401500315